Maintenance Engineering Manager (O&M)

About this role

RPO Recruitment is placing a Maintenance Engineering Manager for an established engineering firm in Cape Town. The role leads the operations and maintenance (O&M) function for commercial and industrial solar photovoltaic (PV) installations and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop the O&M team, giving technical and operational direction across the maintained asset portfolio.
• Make sure systems run safely, reliably and efficiently.
• Deliver on client expectations and contractual commitments.
• Plan maintenance work and diagnose technical faults in electrical systems and plant.
• Lead multidisciplinary technical teams and manage external contractors and service providers.
• Manage maintenance budgets, operational costs and service delivery against contract terms.

What you need

• A relevant engineering qualification.
• Extensive experience in engineering operations, maintenance management or asset management.
• Proven experience in solar PV and BESS operations and maintenance.
• Experience in commercial and industrial environments is advantageous.
• A strong understanding of electrical systems, plant performance, maintenance planning and technical fault diagnosis.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and managing external contractors.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets and operational costs.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety practices and relevant technical and regulatory standards.
• Strong leadership, organisational, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.

Is this job for you?

This role suits an experienced maintenance or asset manager who has worked with solar PV or battery storage systems. You should be comfortable leading teams, managing contractors and keeping clients satisfied while staying on budget.

Tips before you apply

• Have your engineering qualification, registration details and a list of past employers with dates ready.
• Show your solar PV or BESS maintenance experience with specific sites, system sizes and results where you can.
• Describe the budgets, contractor teams and client contracts you have managed, with clear numbers where possible.